Ceriagrion cerinorubellum
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum, commonly known as the orange-tailed marsh dart or bi-coloured damsel, is a medium-sized damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is a very common species of damselflies in Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Tailed Marsh Dart sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 57 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Tailed Marsh Dart in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and July, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-Tailed Marsh Dart sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Orange-Tailed Marsh Dart sightings, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Sepilok (Malaysia, about 20%) and Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka, about 10%).
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Orange-Tailed Marsh Dart that you can see in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Grenadier (about 30%), Common Picture Wing (about 30%) and Common Parasol (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-Tailed Marsh Dart is recorded against all the insects logged in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (18 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
